As used in sections 191.2600 to 191.2630 , unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms mean: (1) "Alternative therapies" , any therapies for a condition that are not considered the standard or conventional therapies for that condition including, but not limited to, hyperbaric oxygen therapy; (2) "Commission" , the Missouri veterans commission; (3) "Facility" , a public or private health clinic, outpatient health clinic, community health center, or hospital to provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy under sections 191.2600 to 191.2630 ; (4) "Fund" , the veterans traumatic brain injury treatment and recovery fund established in section 191.2615 ; (5) "Health care practitioner" , a person who is licensed to provide medical or other health care in this state and who has prescriptive authority including, but not limited to, a physician; (6) "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy" or "therapy" , treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury that is based on a valid prescription from a health care practitioner and that is delivered through: (a) A hyperbaric chamber approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; or (b) A hyperbaric oxygen device that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; (7) "Physician" , a person licensed to practice medicine in this state under chapter 334 ; (8) "Posttraumatic stress disorder" , a mental health condition that is triggered by a terrifying event, such as by either experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event, including, but not limited to, military sexual trauma, or as a secondary sequela to body trauma; (9) "Traumatic brain injury" , an acquired injury to the brain. The term traumatic brain injury does not include brain dysfunction caused by a congenital or degenerative disorder or birth trauma; (10) "Veteran" , any person defined as a veteran by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor agency.
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